Prof. Mark Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law, Stanford Law School — Why Do Juries Decide If Patents Are Valid?

James Malackowski, Chairman and CEO of Ocean Tomo, LLC — IP Market Development

Prof. David Abrams, Assistant Professor of Law, Business Economics, and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania Law School — Understanding the Link Between Patent Value and Citation: Creative Destruction or Defensive Disruption?

12:40-2:00

Lunch

2:00-3:00

Debate About the Patent System

The Honorable Judge Richard Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Prof. Richard Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, and James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School

Moderator: Olivia Luk, Niro, Haller & Niro

3:00-3:15

Coffee Break

3:15-4:45

Concurrent Session 1

Session A (Room 170)

Colleen Chien — Startups and Patent Trolls

Stefania Fusco — Markets and Patent Enforcement: A Comparative Investigation of Non-Practicing Entities in the US and EU

David Olson — Removing the Troll from the Thicket: The Case for Enhancing Patent Maintenance Fees in Relation to the Size of a Patent Owner's Non-Practiced Patent Portfolio